Is MFP used as a dating site?

Finding_me3
Finding_me3 Posts: 19
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Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
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  • BigDougie1211
    BigDougie1211 Posts: 3,531 Member
    Pretty sure it can be.
  • iceey
    iceey Posts: 354 Member
    Well now I'm insulted. No one has ever sent me anything fun or nasty. Boo!

    PS. Not an invite to do so!
  • xxghost
    xxghost Posts: 4,697 Member
    I'm sure it is. Just about any site with a messaging system will have that happen.
    I say, if people meet up, that's great. If people can exchange compliments and boost self-esteems, awesome.
    Most (if not all) of us are here because we want to feel good about ourselves.
  • _Lovely77_
    _Lovely77_ Posts: 993 Member
    Not that I have seen or heard of, but I have heard of people sending photos to other users. SO, it is used for flirtation and attention as well as fitness and health. Then again, I am married and my husband is on MFP with me so for all I know some singles do use it for that, just never heard of it.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
    Why? You still looking for a dude to message?
  • FitWithWit44
    FitWithWit44 Posts: 412 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
    Why? You still looking for a dude to message?

    THIS :laugh:
  • KseRz
    KseRz Posts: 980 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
    Why? You still looking for a dude to message?

    Why does it have to be a dude?
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    If my inbox is anything to judge by, the answer is "NO". smiley-sad030.gif
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
    Why? You still looking for a dude to message?

    Why does it have to be a dude?
    I don't know, I'm not the OP! Ask the OP. They made a thread not long ago looking for "males to message".
    It's somewhere around here lol.
  • bcoop911
    bcoop911 Posts: 1,390 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.

    My take is that most of the women that get really into it in here are married. So the Desperate Housewives of MFP seem to use it to facilitate virtual "cheating" because they don't have time or the means to do it in real life. As mentioned in another thread, a lot of them don't get enough attention from their husbands so they need validation here in order to feel like they are still wanted... Seen this many times...
  • FitGal4ever01
    FitGal4ever01 Posts: 15
    GTFO... Noooo.. Not MFP :laugh: :noway:
  • Justifier
    Justifier Posts: 336 Member
    Every website is a dating website if you want it to be. Just start dating people who use it. Easy.
  • LeiaLemon
    LeiaLemon Posts: 25
    It can be, I mean it has a private method for messaging, you can gain some insight in what a persons like and their technical 'availability' by getting to know them on the boards or as a 'friend' and it can turn into something.

    Not unheard of anywhere, even WoW can lead to marriage hahaha, I've heard of that happening numerous times!
  • KseRz
    KseRz Posts: 980 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
    Why? You still looking for a dude to message?

    Why does it have to be a dude?
    I don't know, I'm not the OP! Ask the OP. They made a thread not long ago looking for "males to message".
    It's somewhere around here lol.

    Ahhhhhhhhh lol
  • NikkiRaeLucas
    NikkiRaeLucas Posts: 27 Member
    I have been on here for a few years. It was never my intention for it to be a "dating site" and yet a year ago I sent a friend request and ended up meeting my soon to be husband! So yea it can happen :)
  • surfinbird_1981
    surfinbird_1981 Posts: 946 Member
    GTFO... Noooo.. Not MFP :laugh: :noway:

    :laugh:
  • SarahNicoleW94
    SarahNicoleW94 Posts: 62
    I have been on here for a few years. It was never my intention for it to be a "dating site" and yet a year ago I sent a friend request and ended up meeting my soon to be husband! So yea it can happen :)

    I love this :heart:
  • WeepingAngel81
    WeepingAngel81 Posts: 2,232 Member
    Some people have met their SO's on here, but I don't think that was the intention when they joined.

    Social skills help though if you're really looking to date. Asking about messaging men and if this is used as a dating website probably won't get you messages from anyone worth dating.
  • Captain_Wobbles
    Captain_Wobbles Posts: 240 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
    Why? You still looking for a dude to message?

    Why does it have to be a dude?
    I don't know, I'm not the OP! Ask the OP. They made a thread not long ago looking for "males to message".
    It's somewhere around here lol.

    I could have sworn I saw it yesterday and she deffinately was looking for a guy to massage..

    Nvm it said message, my mistake. Carry on
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.
    Why? You still looking for a dude to message?

    Why does it have to be a dude?
    I don't know, I'm not the OP! Ask the OP. They made a thread not long ago looking for "males to message".
    It's somewhere around here lol.

    I could have sworn I saw it yesterday and she deffinately was looking for a guy to massage..

    Nvm it said message, my mistake. Carry on
    Hey, now. She might be into both. :laugh:
  • _Lovely77_
    _Lovely77_ Posts: 993 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.

    My take is that most of the women that get really into it in here are married. So the Desperate Housewives of MFP seem to use it to facilitate virtual "cheating" because they don't have time or the means to do it in real life. As mentioned in another thread, a lot of them don't get enough attention from their husbands so they need validation here in order to feel like they are still wanted... Seen this many times...

    My take is that most of the women on here who get really into it and are married, don't say they are married... I have also seen quite a few "single" men and women get really really involved on here. It really isn't just a "Desperate Housewives" thing. Which, no offense, but I really hate that term as most women work.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    apparently for some
  • BigDougie1211
    BigDougie1211 Posts: 3,531 Member
    So who's up for PM'ing then?
  • surfinbird_1981
    surfinbird_1981 Posts: 946 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.

    My take is that most of the women that get really into it in here are married. So the Desperate Housewives of MFP seem to use it to facilitate virtual "cheating" because they don't have time or the means to do it in real life. As mentioned in another thread, a lot of them don't get enough attention from their husbands so they need validation here in order to feel like they are still wanted... Seen this many times...

    You're getting your 2 bob out of this today aren't you :laugh:
  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
    That's outrageous!! We're here for fitness, not to find our soul mate!!! FITNESS ONLY!!!!
  • bcoop911
    bcoop911 Posts: 1,390 Member
    Well, is it? I have had friends tell me they have found plenty of people to message… privately and discreetly with pictures, etc.

    My take is that most of the women that get really into it in here are married. So the Desperate Housewives of MFP seem to use it to facilitate virtual "cheating" because they don't have time or the means to do it in real life. As mentioned in another thread, a lot of them don't get enough attention from their husbands so they need validation here in order to feel like they are still wanted... Seen this many times...

    My take is that most of the women on here who get really into it and are married, don't say they are married... I have also seen quite a few "single" men and women get really really involved on here. It really isn't just a "Desperate Housewives" thing. Which, no offense, but I really hate that term as most women work.

    Right, most women work... true... I am talking specifically about ones who actually are stay at home moms that I have encountered. But yes I would agree with you, but obviously I don't see the male end of that spectrum. I was just speaking from my PERSONAL experiences and point of view.
  • bcoop911
    bcoop911 Posts: 1,390 Member
    You're getting your 2 bob out of this today aren't you :laugh:

    2 bob? Must be an Aussie haha... but what was the point of your reply?
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    it doesn't matter to me how others use it. It only matters to me how I use it. Why do I care if person a is flirting with person b? Does it effect my logging my food? Does it effect me supporting my FL? does it have any impact on my daily exercise? the answer to all of these is "no."
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  • phuckingbadasscutie
    phuckingbadasscutie Posts: 1,619 Member
    I have on my profile that I am married and it seems a lot of people don't care. However i did have someone get mad and delete me because he didn't read my profile and then found out I was married. So yeah, I think that some people use it as a dating site. However, I agree with wolverine, it doesn't effect me in how I use it. And BTW I am a SAHM and I don't hide the fact that I am married, After I got deleted by the person I actually put it in a post on my page and told others that if it was a problem to delete me also.

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